VW R32: Eight Years and Counting

Hard to believe I've been driving my R32 for eight years, now.   It boggles my mind.  Has it been that long?   While the R32 may have picked up a few cosmetic flaws over the years, I think I've kept it in pretty good shape.  My biggest concern these days, from living in southern Ontario, is potential salt and/or rust damage the R32 might be accumulating hidden from view.  My R32 is mostly a weekender, these days, and during the winter I try to rinse off the salt regularly, but you never know.

The VW fuel consumption estimate for the 2004 R32 is 19 mpg (city) and 26 mpg (highway), which in my experience has been reasonably accurate, with one caveat.  In 2011 (fuel economy data for previous years can be found here) I had an average of 18-19 mpg with a mix of city and highway driving.  Pure city driving it can be as low as 13 mpg.  On a more positive note, with pure highway driving it's easy to average 26-27 mpg. 

In celebration of eight years, I've uploaded some audio clips of the 2004 Volkswagen Golf R32, oddly enough located in a section titled R32 Audio.

Finally, here are some pictures of my R32 over the years. Most of these have been posted previously in one form or another.

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012

  

Comments

  1. Wow! It look the same since 2004. You really did a good job taking care of your car.

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  2. It is not easy to maintain car like this , it is about 7 years old but still looking good!

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